You can only sigh! We are witness astounding bravery and inspirational leadership in the Ukraine. We are watching the unfortunate abandoning everything they have built up to become refugees as they flea the dangers. The world is heartbroken. But amongst us there are...
Over a quarter of a billion people use Teams every month. Under the current lockdown/isolate/work-from-home regimes, it is a vital tool for most of us. Many organisations including us even use it for our phones because it is so flexible and excellent value. You can...
IT is critical to the operation of almost every organisation. If your IT is more than computers and mobiles then this webinar is for you. If IT is a critical asset to your organisation, then this webinar is for you. If what IT does matters more than what IT is, then...
Whether we like it or not, Windows 11 has been putting in an appearance on many of our machines. For some of us, it is exciting to get a shiny new version of Windows. The potential is compelling. For others of us, we just want to get through our work and we don't...
How many people DON’T report ransomware attacks? It’s too early to see the Q42021 results from CertNZ but their Q3 report tells there were 2,072 incidents that they responded to in Q3 and fraud/scam’s were up 25%. Their report confirms that the very risks we have been...
Crime doesn’t always pay. The FSB reports (if you can read Russian) that they have taken down the “Revil” band of hackers. These are the people that have caused absolute havoc, from disrupting the US oil pipelines, to the Kaseya attack that took out businesses all...
Our Covid-19 approach. A number of clients and partners are asking us about our Covid-19 policy, so we thought we'd share it! Like many workplaces, we've extensively consulted our team and worked through their range of views. Our workplace requires all visitors...
Who knows what 2022 will bring. We’re as happy as the next person to make predictions but we’d just predict we’d be wrong! About the only certain guess is that we’ll be under more pressure and with that, it makes sense to share a few everyday IT tips. 5...
Mainstream media is abuzz with the latest software vulnerability. It is in a commonly used component called Log4J 2. This component is in widespread use and the risk is real. This is a fast paced and quickly changing alert. At the time of writing, the immediate...
The answer : Having to pay it twice - (or even more). Your Cyber-Security is under more pressure than ever. According to Infosecurity magazine, "double" extortion ransomware victims are up a massive 935% - thats a ten-fold increase year-on-year. This is driven by the...